Green Magazine

In this, our annual Bush Architecture issue, we look at five houses in the bush, on the coastline and on ex-farmland. Each had its own particular challenge that comes with building outside of urban areas. In a fragile coastal environment, when effort

Publisher Tom Bodycomb Editor Tamsin O’Neill Art Director Jenni Draper Assistant Editor Ellie Keft Sub Editor Penny Craswell Contributors Kath Dolan • Houses/Gardens Erin Pedersen • Houses/Gardens Rebecca Gross • Houses/Gardens Ellie Keft • Upfr

Dumbfounded at our ability to take the term ‘single use plastic’ literally, Sydney-based artist and maker Lise Hobcroft from lidi gradan gave a single white plastic bag a second life by shredding it down into a weavable yarn to make three trinket pou

Kennedy Nolan kennedynolan.com.au Gaffcon Boonwurrung Country. Flinders, Vic. The house is mostly oriented to the north-west in order to encapsulate the view to the beach below and the northern sun. As a result, a large overhang above the living and

Peter Stutchbury – Design architect Alejo de Achaval – Project architect peterstutchbury.com.au Oscar Martin and Pierre Toumanoff + Hinton Homes Wonnaura Nation. Broke, NSW. Each Dimensions X prefabricated house is designed to adapt to site and is fl

Imogen Puller Architecture imogenpullar.com MVH Constructions mvhconstructions.com McNuttndorff Landscapes April Phillips, Beci Orpin, Carla McRae, David Booth Jess Kneebone Boonwurrung Country. Walkerville, Vic. The small scale of the house minimise

Cumulus Studio cumulus.studio Minchin Construction Stoney Creek Nation. Launceston, Tas. The west-facing bedrooms are protected by a rough-sawn, spotted gum timber screen, which acts as a barrier against both the summer sun and the prevailing westerl

ME mearchitect.com.au A&J Building Group Yugambeh Country. Currumbin Valley, QLD. The dwelling is linear in plan minimising exposure to the east and west and maximising exposure to the north. The upper-floor overhangs, sunshade boxes and retractable

"Alpinia", made in Sydney by landscape architecture studio Even Spaces, is a lightweight – yet durable – planter. It can be specified in corrosion-resistant 5005 aluminium, or rustic corten steel which over time will develop an aesthetic protective r

I first noticed the Skybox while studying and it was my introduction to the work of Melling Architects (then Melling:Morse Architects). I met Gerald Melling shortly after; I worked at a cafe around the corner that he liked to frequent. Gerald must ha